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Math in the News: Issue 120--Will Avatar Repeat? |
Math in the News: Issue 120 | Will Avatar Repeat?
December 2022. In this issue of Math in the News we look at box office data for he new Avatar sequel. Will it have the same success? |
Data Gathering and Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 14--Will There Be an NFL Strike? |
Math in the News: Issue 14--Will There Be an NFL Strike?
6/20/11. In this issue we look at the possibility of an NFL strike and what the issues are that keep players and owners from coming to agreement. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 16--Blockbuster Math |
Math in the News: Issue 16--Blockbuster Math
7/4/11. In this issue we look at box office receipts for blockbuster movies as well as flops. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 17--Lone Star Employer |
Math in the News: Issue 17--Lone Star Employer
7/11/11. In this issue we look at the underlying factors that make Texas such a powerhouse for employment. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 19--Mr. 3000 |
Math in the News: Issue 19--Mr. 3000
7/25/11. In this issue we look at the elite group of baseball players that have hit 3000 or more hits in their careers. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 20--Heat Wave! |
Math in the News: Issue 20--Heat Wave!
8/1/11. In this issue we look at the physics of air pressure and the forces that give rise to heat waves. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 21--Why Does Washington Spend So Much? |
Math in the News: Issue 21--Why Does Washington Spend So Much?
8/8/11. In this issue we look at federal spending and the growth of such spending. |
Data Analysis and Percents | |
Math in the News: Issue 22--Football Is On! |
Math in the News: Issue 22--Football Is On!
8/15/11. In this issue we look at the specifics of the new NFL collective bargaining agreement. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 23--How the Government Borrows Money |
Math in the News: Issue 23--How the Government Borrows Money
8/22/11. In this issue we look at the way in which the U.S. government borrows money. This involves an exploration of Treasury bonds and notes. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 24--A Wild, Random Ride on a Hurricane |
Math in the News: Issue 24--A Wild, Random Ride on a Hurricane
8/29/11. In this issue we look at random path of a hurricane by developing a simulation for tracking the path of a hurricane. |
Data Analysis, Data Gathering and Probability | |
Math in the News: Issue 25--E-Mail |
Math in the News: Issue 25--Did E-Mail Doom the Postal Service?
9/5/11. In this issue we look at the financial state of the U.S. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 28--Will the Euro Survive? |
Math in the News: Issue 28--Will the Euro Survive?
9/26/11. In this issue we look at the state of the euro and the economies in the Eurozone. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 30--An Improbable Collapse! |
Math in the News: Issue 30--An Improbable Collapse!
10/10/11. In this issue we look at the Boston Red Sox and their improbable collapse in September. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 32--A Man for All Seasons |
Math in the News: Issue 32--A Man for All Seasons
10/24/11. In this issue we pay tribute to the life and times of Steve Jobs. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 33--TV Winners and Losers |
Math in the News: Issue 33--TV Winners and Losers
10/31/11. In this issue we look at TV ratings for the Fall 2011 lineup. Why do some series succeed and others fail after a few episodes? |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 36--Will There Be an NBA Season? |
Math in the News: Issue 36--Will There Be an NBA Season?
11/21/11. In this issue we look at the NBA labor dispute. Why is this labor dispute so different from the one for the NFL? |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 4--The Cost of Gasoline |
Math in the News: Issue 4--The Cost of Gasoline
4/11/11. In this issue we look at the high price of gasoline and investigate whether a hybrid car makes more economic sense. |
Data Analysis and Ratios and Rates | |
Math in the News: Issue 40--Will Netflix Bounce Back? |
Math in the News: Issue 40--Will Netflix Bounce Back?
12/19/11. In this issue we look at the steep drop in the price of NetFlix’s stock. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 41--2012: The Facebook Year |
Math in the News: Issue 41--2012: The Facebook Year
January 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the Facebook IPO. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 43--A Hollywood Decline? |
Math in the News: Issue 43--A Hollywood Decline?
January 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at box office data from 2011. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 45--Super Bowl Stats |
Math in the News: Issue 45--Super Bowl Stats
February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at stats from Super Bowls past. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 46--The Unemployment Rate |
Math in the News: Issue 46--The Unemployment Rate
February 2012. In this issue we look at unemployment statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 47--The Rising Price of Gasoline |
Math in the News: Issue 47--The Rising Price of Gasoline
February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we analyze data on the price of gasoline. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 48--How Good Is Jeremy Lin? |
Math in the News: Issue 48--How Good Is Jeremy Lin?
February 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at basketball statistics, in particular the stats for Jeremy Lin. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 5--Tax Day |
Math in the News: Issue 5--Tax Day
4/18/11. In this issue we look at income taxes. We analyze who pays what proportion of income taxes based on income level. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 50--March Madness Made Rational |
Math in the News: Issue 50--March Madness Made Rational
March 2012. In this issue we look at March Madness mathematically. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 51--Peyton Manning |
Math in the News: Issue 51--Is Peyton Manning a Good Investment?
March 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at Peyton Manning's new contract with the Denver Broncos. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 52--The iPhone |
Math in the News: Issue 52--Did the iPhone Doom the Blackberry?
April 2012. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 58--Unemployment |
Math in the News: Issue 58--Unemployment
May 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at unemployment statistics and compare the U3 and U6 stats. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 59--The Butterfly Migration |
Math in the News: Issue 59--The Butterfly Migration
September 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the great Monarch butterfly migration. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 6--The BP Oil Spill, a Year Later |
Math in the News: Issue 6--The BP Oil Spill, a Year Later
4/25/11. In this issue we discuss the BP oil spill one year after the spill. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 60--Unemployment |
Math in the News: Issue 60--Unemployment
September 2012. In this issue we look at August 2012 unemployment statistics. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 61--The Butterfly Migration Update |
Math in the News: Issue 61--The Butterfly Migration Update
September 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the Monarch Butterfly Migration with new data since our last investigation of it. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 62--The Washington Nationals |
Math in the News: Issue 62--The Washington Nationals
September 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at the remarkable success of the Washington Nationals baseball team. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 63--Columbus's Voyages |
Math in the News: Issue 63--Columbus's Voyages
October 2012. In this issue of Math in the News we look at Columbus' voyages. We make some calculations based on map data. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 65--Tracking Hurricane Sandy |
Math in the News: Issue 65--Tracking Hurricane Sandy
October 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at probability maps that predict landfall and storm surge for Hurricane Sandy. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 66--Data Analysis, Halloween Style |
Math in the News: Issue 66--Data Analysis, Halloween Style
October 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at Halloween-related data. In particular, we look at statistics related to pumpkins. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 67--Election Results |
Math in the News: Issue 67--Election Results
November 2012. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at statistics for the recent Presidential election. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 68--Flu Season |
Math in the News: Issue 68--Flu Season
February 2013. In this issue of Math in the News, we look at statistics for the flu season. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 69--The Russian Meteorite |
Math in the News: Issue 69--The Russian Meteorite
February 2013. In this issue of Math in the News we look at statistics related to Russian meteor that recently crash-landed. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 7--Texas Wildfires |
Math in the News: Issue 7--Texas Wildfires
5/2/11. In this issue we explore the wildfires in Texas. In particular, we conduct random walk simulations as a tool for predicting the path of a wildfire. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 74--Are You Driving Less? |
Math in the News: Issue 74--Are You Driving Less?
August 2013. In this issue we look at the University of Michigan Study on American driving habts. The results show that Americans are driving less. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 75--A Swim for the Ages |
Math in the News: Issue 75--A Swim for the Ages
August 2013. In this issue we look at Diana Nyad's remarkable swim from Cuba to Florida. It becomes an opportunity to explore Average Speed. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 79--The End of an Era? |
Math in the News: Issue 79--The End of an Era?
September 2013. In this issue we take a second look at Blackberry's financial woes. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 8--Tornado Damage |
Math in the News: Issue 8--Tornado Damage
5/9/11. In this issue we look at tornado season. In particular we study why the swirling winds of a tornado are so damaging. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 80--A Season for the Ages |
Math in the News: Issue 80--A Season for the Ages
October 2013. In this issue we follow Peyton Manning's extraordinary season with the Denver Broncos. This is a follow-up from Issue 51. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 81--The Growth of America |
Math in the News: Issue 81--The Growth of America
October 2013. In this issue we look at how America has grown from its formation as a country. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 82--Halloween Stats |
Math in the News: Issue 82--Halloween Stats
October 2013. In this issue we look at statistics related to Halloween 2013. We explore how the economy is affecting holiday spending. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 83--Super Typhoon Haiyan |
Math in the News: Issue 83--Super Typhoon Haiyan
November 2013. In this issue of Math in the News we look at Typhoon Haiyan to learn to distinguish between typhoons and hurricanes. |
Data Analysis | |
Math in the News: Issue 85--2013 Movies: A Year in Review |
Math in the News: Issue 85--2013 Movies: A Year in Review
January 2014. In this issue of Math in the News we look at box office data from 2013. |
Data Analysis |